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School AYP Performance Report

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For confidentiality and reliability, results may be based on data from this year,
or on an average of up to three years of data.Performance measures may be met using
Confidence Intervals, Safe Harbor, the Growth Model or through the Appeals process.

Bar may not reach goal line, but may still meet AYP either with a confidence interval,
by Safe Harbor, by the Growth Model, or by Appeals.

The Safe Harbor (S.H.) target is met when there is at least a 10% reduction in percentage
of students who scored below Proficient from the previous year. This target is only
shown for groups that did not meet the state target.

To evaluate Academic Performance, a margin of error is added to the percentage of
Proficient students. The margin of error is based on a 95% Confidence Interval when
used to meet state goals, and is based on a 75% Confidence Interval when used
to meet Safe Harbor targets.

In Pennsylvania a school or district/LEA can make AYP by using two or three consecutive
years of data if the result is better than a single current year calculation. Two
or three years of data is only used if the single current year calculation doesn't
meet the goal and the two or three year calculation does.

How is the Confidence Interval (C.I.) used in AYP decisions?

Confidence intervals take into account the fact that the students tested in any
particular year might not be representative of students in that school across the
years. Confidence intervals control for this sampling error or variation across
years by promoting schools or subgroups that come very close to achieving their
performance goals, thus meeting their specific goal. In 2004, the United
States Department of Education approved a 95% Confidence Interval (C.I.) in Pennsylvania
for AYP performance calculations. A 95% C.I. can be used for meeting the state performance
goal, while a 75% C.I. can be used for meeting the Safe Harbor target.

How is the Growth Model used in AYP
decisions?

The Growth Model recognizes the efforts of schools and districts/LEAs whose students have not achieved
proficiency but are on trajectories towards proficiency on future PSSA exams. The
Growth Model will be calculated for Performance Indicators (i.e., the all student
group and up to nine subgroups). Projected scores are calculated for all
students - including students who are proficient. If a projected score cannot be
calculated for a particular student, the student’s actual score is used. The Growth
Model will be applied to an AYP Performance Indicator only
if the indicator cohort has not met AYP performance by any of the existing goals or targets.
Actual, not projected, PASA scores, PSSA-M scores, 3rd
grade scores, and 11th grade scores are always used,
as well as the scores for any students with insufficient data points to make a
projection.